All set for a fondue birthday dinner for six.Our oldest grandchild turned twenty last week and asked Grandma for a Fondue birthday dinner. So after a hunt for what was left of our 60's fondue pot! Success, I found it. Easily I set up a large flat tray with...

Adding the Sriracha makes the shrimp a bit pinker and with the sweetness of the zucchini it is delicious!You sometimes want a really good really tasty meal in just a few minutes! This is my favorite "Quick Fix" meal and everyone I have tested it on has...

Lean moist slices of herbed and smoked pork loin.Last week I hit a bonanza upon finding and buying a whole boneless pork loin for $1.60 something per pound! Saturday morning I cut two roasts and a portion sliced thinly for stir frying and froze two of the...

Christmas villageAntique finished NativityIt is hard to imagine so much has happened since Thanksgiving week. The passing of our beloved brother-in law and the devastating illness that has befallen Grandma Powell has as it challenged us and strengthened...

Yesterday I saw this on "Facebook" and had to adapt and throw it together for dessert for Sunday dinner. So easy to make. The main thing was to remember to pull the cream cheese and butter out of the refrigerator last night to have it at room temperature...

Emily asked me to make the these dishes for her birthday dinner last weekend for this "Sunday's Dinner" and I have it about wrapped up. I made her and Infinity Scarf with a little bit of cash tucked into it and found a pretty box and made a silk bow for...

Delightful flecks of vanilla bean seeds adorn both the cheese cake filling and topping. I have discovered a new product that I adore,Vanilla Bean Paste. I ordered it through the King Arthur Flour Company Catalog and consider it a real "find". No more hunting...

Our family loves Deviled Eggs so I allow for about 3 per person. Yesterday I dyed Easter Eggs and made three dozen hard cooked eggs altogether for the baskets, deviled eggs, and potato salad for Easter Dinner. This Easter Menu is much simpler than the traditional...

Fresh corn, tomatoes, peppers all abound at our local market! I have never tried chicken a chicken taco salad made at home so today is the day! I am pulling out the stops with a fresh an tasty salad Sunday dinner. We have spent Saturday working outside...

We really like all sorts of potato dishes and when they can be prepared ahead and look good as well as easy it is a dish worth trying! This is an adaptation of a recipe I saw Ree Drummond, the Pioneer Woman make on TV one day a few weeks ago. This really...

Usually I make tuna salad the way Mother did at home and I love it that way! But, with Brian home sick I have to make a "real" breakfast and lunch for him. (I just grab something as I go by usually!) So today when we finally got home from the pharmacy and...

We didn't fix a turkey over the holidays and a few weeks ago I bought a 20 pound fresh turkey for 59 cents a pound! Then I stuffed it in the freezer for another day. The last half of the week I have been thinking of a Sunday dinner composed of things I...

Joel, Brian, Kate, and Mike admire the 439 cake.Two of our sons, Mike and Joel have December birthdays. Not too long ago they started celebrating them together. As usual they wanted something BBQ and I really didn't want Brian to have to tend the grill...

Thin sliced cold rump roast makes wonderful sandwiches! Over the last few days Thanksgiving preparations have continued. Today I spot cleaned the carpet and used all of the egg whites from the Thanksgiving noodles to make an Angel Food cake for Sunday Dinner....

I did not know that if you make chili using canned chili beans they have gluten in the chili bean sauce. My friend Joyce knows these things as she is living the gluten free life. She tells me that if she ingests things with gluten she immediately experiences...

If you enjoy a fast made, soft, even grained, and with a chewy crust, white bread this is the loaf for you!It seems we're having an extra 4 girls for dinner. Could it be because I said I would have a loaf of home made bread for Emily to take back to school...

Happy Birthday Julie! This is our third weekend in a row birthday dinner and it is our daughter-in-law we celebrate today. She picked her menu: Marinated and Grilled Chicken Breasts, grilled and marinaded skinless boneless chicken breasts. Orzo with Peas...

Big flavor roasted cabbage in no mess foil packages.This lazy dinner is so low on clean up and preparation and so big in taste that it ranks high overall. I am fortunate to have a local Butcher shop, Rivertown Meats, that specializes in custom made sausages....

Super "Dolled Up" Salads are a favorite supper on a warm weeknight at home.We do like super "Dolled Up" dinner salads and this week I find I have lots and lots of goodies to inspire me. That plus no cooking! I do have to be a bit careful as Brian is restricted...

Beef Tenderloin right out of the oven needs to sit covered for at least 10 minutes before cutting.Once is a while I love to fix something over the top in flavor and that my men love. Beef tenderloin is one of the no brainers that is so very easy and delicious,...